Poltergeists

About this episode

This episode recounts true stories of encounters with poltergeists, including a notable case from Brazil.

"Now, clear your minds. It knows what scares you. It has from the very beginning. Don't give it any help, it knows too much already." - Poltergeist, 1982 The term “Poltergeist” has become a ubiquitous term when it comes to paranormal in pop culture. The noisy ghosts that can run the gamut from benign annoyance to malevolent tricksters have caused some of the most documented and terrifying paranormal cases in history. In this episode, M recounts true stories of people who encountered poltergeists, including the terrifying case of one of the most documented paranormal cases in Brazilian history. Story 1: The Guarulhos Poltergeist, by M Story 2: The Bad Thing Story 3: My Parents Experience Story 4: A Cottage in Sacramento Story 5: The Poltergeist Save Credits: “O Poltergeist de Guarulhos” (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXPKc6ZvYSA T*A Team. “A Brazilian Poltergeist – In the best documented case of a purported poltergeist in Brazil, a country deeply interested in spiritual experiences, poltergeist was believed to be used as a weapon against a young family.” TrulyAdventurous*, 18 Oct 2022. Medium. https://medium.com/truly-adventurous/a-brazilian-poltergeist-dd057d7efa00…

People in this episode

Host: M

Topics covered

• poltergeists
• paranormal
• true stories
• Brazilian history
• ghost encounters

Keywords

• poltergeist
• paranormal cases
• ghost stories
• Brazil
• Guarulhos

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisas Psicobiofísicas, FreeSound, Pixabay, Medium

Books & works: Poltergeist

Places: Brazil, Guarulhos

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